Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 8337

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 383 citation events across 209 distinct cases.

383citations total

209distinct interpreting cases

41distinct courts

23citations in last 5y

1968–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management (1985) scotus 660 own cites 2× in case

#2 Vernon G. Pitsker, and Richard C. Rogers v. Office of Personnel Management (2000) cafc 24 own cites 8× in case

#3 Albert D. Lancellotti v. Office of Personnel Management (1983) ca3 23 own cites 8× in case

#4 In Re the Marriage of Castor (1991) mont 30 own cites 6× in case

#5 Lambert v. Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (1996) ala 42 own cites 4× in case

#6 Ralph T. French v. Office of Personnel Management (1987) cafc 37 own cites 4× in case

#7 Charles Richmond v. Office of Personnel Management (1988) cafc 18 own cites 6× in case

#8 Bruce A. Bracey v. Office of Personnel Management (2001) cafc 15 own cites 6× in case

#9 Polos v. United States (1980) cc 33 own cites 3× in case

#10 Calvin Morgan v. Office of Personnel Management, Merit Systems Protection Board (1982) ca8 14 own cites 5× in case

#11 Wayne Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management (1985) cafc 31 own cites 3× in case

#12 Carl R. Benavidez v. Department of the Navy (2001) cafc 18 own cites 4× in case

#13 United States v. Frank De Rosa (1986) ca9 51 own cites 2× in case

#14 Olive S. McEachern v. Office of Personnel Management (1985) cafc 24 own cites 3× in case

#15 Brenda S. Licausi v. Office of Personnel Management (2003) cafc 15 own cites 4× in case

#16 Wayne B. Harris v. Department of Veterans Affairs (1998) cafc 245 own cites 1× in case

#17 Holmes-Martin v. Leavitt (2008) dcd 47 own cites 2× in case

#18 Desfosses v. Desfosses (1991) idahoctapp 43 own cites 2× in case

#19 William E. Scarborough v. Office of Personnel Management (1984) ca11 41 own cites 2× in case

#20 Richard James Booth v. The United States (1993) cafc 166 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.